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Recent Examples of disingenuous
Kruse said that developers’ arguments about higher impact fees hurting housing affordability are disingenuous.
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Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Of course, traditional arms control advocates will likely object to such an approach since the total number of nuclear weapons allowed will go up—suggesting progress has been lost—but that argument is disingenuous.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
However, tying the city’s ability to keep libraries and recreation centers open to this tax source is disingenuous.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Many fans who thought Dylan was disingenuous during his time on the show felt vindicated by the outcome.
—Caroline Reilly, Glamour, 22 May 2025
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Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Of course, traditional arms control advocates will likely object to such an approach since the total number of nuclear weapons allowed will go up—suggesting progress has been lost—but that argument is disingenuous.
—Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
However, tying the city’s ability to keep libraries and recreation centers open to this tax source is disingenuous.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Many fans who thought Dylan was disingenuous during his time on the show felt vindicated by the outcome.
—Caroline Reilly, Glamour, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disingenuous
Adjective
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Avoid generic, spammy tactics, over-automation or dishonest ploys.—
Samuel Darwin,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The reasons for such concerns start with the shockingly dishonest campaign for Proposition 1A, the 2008 state ballot measure allocating $9.95 billion in bond seed money for a network of bullet trains linking Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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In the 1995 movie Waiting to Exhale, a heartbroken, fed up Bernadine Harris (played by Angela Bassett) gets revenge on her deceitful husband and releases her pain by piling his wardrobe into the back of his luxury car before dousing it all in lighter fluid and setting it ablaze.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Francis Fox, pedophile, is a smug, deceitful middle school English teacher, practiced in the art of seduction and the rewards and punishment psychology of B.F. Skinner.—
Heather Scott Partington,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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The document discovery in those cases revealed that France had been untruthful during the NFLPA arbitration process.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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During the trial, prosecutors showed videos of the multiple interviews Troconis had with law enforcement and accused her of being untruthful about Farber Dulos’ disappearance.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Eschewing a contrived set-up, Wax’s Izzy relates her story simply and directly to the audience.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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That’s the setting where Diamond’s story unfolds, in a very contrived and forced manner — even by jukebox musical standards — as the therapist uses a book of the singer-songwriter’s lyrics as a launching pad to examine significant life moments.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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Now, instead of being a source of national pride, many elite universities have become a source of national division, with some Americans viewing them as decadent, hypocritical or even hostile to their values.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2025
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The true villain is Herod, who, in his hypocritical mixture of slobbering lust and grandstanding moralism, is a model man of power.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Because the bear started seeking out an unnatural food source, it was euthanized for safety reasons, officials said.—
Helena Wegner,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
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For too long, sunscreen hasn’t worked for melanin-rich skin—leaving behind white casts, greasy residue, or an unnatural gray tint.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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In essence, all this accomplishes is to enable some devious shopkeepers to charge their fellow Jews even more money in these challenging times for adhering to dietary laws.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Despite the film’s eclectic cast — from Cera’s quirky Norwegian insect specialist to Korda’s devious, bushy-browed half-brother, Uncle Nubar (Benedict Cumberbatch) — Desplat chose not to compose distinct themes for individual characters.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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With an assumed surplus of relief pitching available at the trade deadline, Philadelphia would be wise to go out and acquire multiple arms to add to its bullpen.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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That’s on top of an assumed 3% pay increase from the state.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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“Disingenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disingenuous. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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